Fractions are difficult to teach and to learn, but they should not be viewed as a lost cause. Important research in Australia and elsewhere can help us focus on the big ideas in ways that can help students in the middle years make sense of fractions. We share insights from our research, advice on what is important and less important, and practical classroom approaches and activities that our experience in a variety of professional development settings indicates can make fractions come alive for middle-grades teachers and students.
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